Despite the critical services they provide to humans and ecosystems, over 50% of mangrove forests have been lost due to agriculture, coastal development and overexploitation. Protecting and restoring them is a cost-effective strategy for enhancing coastal climate resilience and global carbon capture.
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Mangroves are found in 128 countries and distributed across nearly 15% of coastlines worldwide. Over 30% of mangroves are found in southeast Asia.
They are one of the “big 3” of coastal blue carbon ecosystems, together with salt marshes and seagrass beds. These carbon-rich areas account for over 50% of carbon storage in ocean sediments and provide habitat for…